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Gallons per minute to Cubic inches per second conversion

Gallons per minute to Cubic inches per second conversion table

Gallons per minute (gal/min)	Cubic inches per second (in3/s)
0	0
1	3.8500177461755
2	7.7000354923511
3	11.550053238527
4	15.400070984702
5	19.250088730878
6	23.100106477053
7	26.950124223229
8	30.800141969404
9	34.65015971558
10	38.500177461755
20	77.000354923511
30	115.50053238527
40	154.00070984702
50	192.50088730878
60	231.00106477053
70	269.50124223229
80	308.00141969404
90	346.5015971558
100	385.00177461755
1000	3850.0177461755

How to convert gallons per minute to cubic inches per second?

Sure, let's break this down step by step.

Conversion Steps

Understand the basic units:
- 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches
- 1 minute = 60 seconds
Convert gallons to cubic inches: Since 1 gallon is 231 cubic inches, 1 gallon per minute (GPM) can be written as 231 cubic inches per minute.
Convert minutes to seconds: Since 1 minute is 60 seconds,

$1 \text{ GPM} = \frac{231 \text{ cubic inches}}{1 \text{ minute}}$

$1 \text{ GPM} = \frac{231 \text{ cubic inches}}{60 \text{ seconds}}$
Perform the division: $1 \text{ GPM} = \frac{231}{60} \text{ cubic inches per second}$
Calculate the result: $1 \text{ GPM} \approx 3.85 \text{ cubic inches per second}$

Real World Examples

Let's consider some real-world examples for different quantities in Gallons per Minute (GPM):

Home Shower:
- A typical home shower head flows at about 2.5 GPM.
- In cubic inches per second: $2.5 \text{ GPM} \times 3.85 \text{ cubic inches per second per GPM} \approx 9.625 \text{ cubic inches per second}$
Garden Hose:
- A typical garden hose can flow between 5 to 10 GPM.
- For 5 GPM: $5 \text{ GPM} \times 3.85 \text{ cubic inches per second per GPM} \approx 19.25 \text{ cubic inches per second}$
- For 10 GPM: $10 \text{ GPM} \times 3.85 \text{ cubic inches per second per GPM} \approx 38.5 \text{ cubic inches per second}$
Fire Hose:
- A standard fire hose might flow around 150 GPM.
- In cubic inches per second: $150 \text{ GPM} \times 3.85 \text{ cubic inches per second per GPM} \approx 577.5 \text{ cubic inches per second}$
Industrial Water Pump:
- Large industrial water pumps can flow at 1000 GPM or higher.
- At 1000 GPM: $1000 \text{ GPM} \times 3.85 \text{ cubic inches per second per GPM} = 3850 \text{ cubic inches per second}$

Summary

1 Gallon per Minute (GPM) is approximately 3.85 cubic inches per second.
Understanding the conversion from GPM to cubic inches per second allows us to better grasp the scale and rate of flow in various real-world scenarios. Whether it's a home shower, a garden hose, a fire hose, or an industrial pump, knowing the flow rate in different units can be valuable for proper planning and utilization.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Cubic inches per second to other unit conversions.

What is Gallons per minute?

Gallons per minute measures amount of fluid passes though a cross-sectional area. In short, it measures flow rate.

Flow rate can be calculated using following formula. Please note that $t$ is in minutes and $Q$ 's unit of measure is gal/minute

Q = \frac{V}{t} = \frac{A*d}{t}

$Q$ - Flow rate
$V$ - Volume (Gallons)
$t$ - Time in minutes $A$ - Cross-sectional area
$d$ - Distance the fluid traveled during the time $t$

For more in-depth understanding of the flow rate read Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity from LibreTexts Physics website.

What is cubic inches per second?

A very specific and technical term!

Cubic inches per second (in³/s) is a unit of measurement for volumetric flow rate. It represents the volume of fluid (such as air, water, or gas) that flows through a given area in one second.

In other words, if you know the flow rate in cubic inches per second, you can calculate the volume of fluid that passes through a particular point or pipe in one second.

To put this into perspective, here are some examples of volumetric flow rates and their equivalent values:

A typical household faucet flows at around 2-4 gallons per minute (gpm). This translates to approximately 0.02-0.04 cubic feet per second (ft³/s) or 1.3-2.6 cubic inches per second (in³/s).
The exhaust flow rate of a car engine is often measured in cubic feet per minute (cfm), which can be converted to cubic inches per second.
In industrial applications, such as air handling systems, flow rates are often specified in cubic meters per hour (m³/h) or liters per minute (L/min), which can also be expressed as cubic inches per second.

Keep in mind that the choice of unit depends on the specific application and industry, but cubic inches per second is a useful measure for many fluid dynamics calculations.

Complete Gallons per minute conversion table

Enter # of Gallons per minute

Convert 1 gal/min to other units	Result
Gallons per minute to Cubic Millimeters per second (gal/min to mm3/s)	63090.196403439
Gallons per minute to Cubic Centimeters per second (gal/min to cm3/s)	63.090196403439
Gallons per minute to Millilitres per second (gal/min to ml/s)	63.090196403439
Gallons per minute to Centilitres per second (gal/min to cl/s)	6.3090196403439
Gallons per minute to Decilitres per second (gal/min to dl/s)	0.6309019640344
Gallons per minute to Litres per second (gal/min to l/s)	0.06309019640344
Gallons per minute to Litres per minute (gal/min to l/min)	3.7854117842063
Gallons per minute to Litres per hour (gal/min to l/h)	227.12470705238
Gallons per minute to Kilolitres per second (gal/min to kl/s)	0.00006309019640344
Gallons per minute to Kilolitres per minute (gal/min to kl/min)	0.003785411784206
Gallons per minute to Kilolitres per hour (gal/min to kl/h)	0.2271247070524
Gallons per minute to Cubic meters per second (gal/min to m3/s)	0.00006309019640344
Gallons per minute to Cubic meters per minute (gal/min to m3/min)	0.003785411784206
Gallons per minute to Cubic meters per hour (gal/min to m3/h)	0.2271247070524
Gallons per minute to Cubic kilometers per second (gal/min to km3/s)	6.3090196403439e-14
Gallons per minute to Teaspoons per second (gal/min to tsp/s)	12.8
Gallons per minute to Tablespoons per second (gal/min to Tbs/s)	4.2666666666667
Gallons per minute to Cubic inches per second (gal/min to in3/s)	3.8500177461755
Gallons per minute to Cubic inches per minute (gal/min to in3/min)	231.00106477053
Gallons per minute to Cubic inches per hour (gal/min to in3/h)	13860.063886232
Gallons per minute to Fluid Ounces per second (gal/min to fl-oz/s)	2.1333333333333
Gallons per minute to Fluid Ounces per minute (gal/min to fl-oz/min)	128
Gallons per minute to Fluid Ounces per hour (gal/min to fl-oz/h)	7680
Gallons per minute to Cups per second (gal/min to cup/s)	0.2666666666667
Gallons per minute to Pints per second (gal/min to pnt/s)	0.1333333333333
Gallons per minute to Pints per minute (gal/min to pnt/min)	8
Gallons per minute to Pints per hour (gal/min to pnt/h)	480
Gallons per minute to Quarts per second (gal/min to qt/s)	0.06666666666667
Gallons per minute to Gallons per second (gal/min to gal/s)	0.01666666666667
Gallons per minute to Gallons per hour (gal/min to gal/h)	60
Gallons per minute to Cubic feet per second (gal/min to ft3/s)	0.002228010407594
Gallons per minute to Cubic feet per minute (gal/min to ft3/min)	0.1336806244556
Gallons per minute to Cubic feet per hour (gal/min to ft3/h)	8.020837467337
Gallons per minute to Cubic yards per second (gal/min to yd3/s)	0.00008251878269323
Gallons per minute to Cubic yards per minute (gal/min to yd3/min)	0.004951126961594
Gallons per minute to Cubic yards per hour (gal/min to yd3/h)	0.2970676176956

Gallons per minute to Cubic inches per second conversion